Athletics announces 2024 Hall of Fame inductees
Published 07.19.2024
Baumbach, of Elizabethtown, was awarded all-North Eastern Athletic Conference honors during his four years on the golf team from 2015-19. He was named to the third team as a freshman and the second team in the following three seasons.
During his time as a Wildcat, Penn College placed 10th in the U.S. Collegiate Athletic Association Small College Nationals in Fall 2015, sixth in the NEAC in Spring 2016, fourth in the NEAC in Spring 2017, and third in the NEAC during the spring seasons in 2018 and 2019.
Baumbach also earned NEAC All-Academic honors during his junior and senior seasons.
He received Penn College degrees in building automation technology in 2020 and electrical technology in 2018.
An outside hitter for the volleyball team, Gernert, of Palmyra, had a stellar four seasons that saw her finish with more than 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs while helping her teams to the Penn State University Athletic Conference co-championship in 2012, a second-place PSUAC finish in 2011 and a berth in the PSUAC semifinals in 2013. During the 2011 and 2012 seasons, Penn College also competed in the USCAA Small College National Championships.
In her sophomore and junior seasons, Gernert was named to the PSUAC first team and earned the USCAA second team, along with being named the team's MVP, in her junior season. During her senior season, Gernert was awarded NEAC second-team honors.
In addition to her on-court achievements, Gernert stood out in the classroom as she was named to all-academic teams during all four years.
She is a 2015 graphic design graduate.
Krow, an outfielder on the softball team, was a two-time NEAC first-team honoree and two-time second-team selection who had a .379 career batting average. She led the team twice in that category as a freshman and sophomore when she batted .397 and .394, respectively. As a freshman, the Camp Hill resident also led the team in runs, hits and doubles. As a sophomore, she was the team leader in hits and slugging percentage, and as a junior, she again led the team in hits.
Krow also was on the NEAC All-Academic team as a sophomore.
During Krow's career, the Wildcats reached the playoffs in all four years — three times in the NEAC, where they finished second in 2019, and once in the USCAA.
She earned her radiography degree in 2019.
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